Matthew 5:33 Cross References

Matthew 5:33

33: "Again, you have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Do not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.'

Deuteronomy 23:21

  1. "When you make a vow to the LORD your God, be prompt in doing whatever you promised him. For the LORD your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows. If you don't, you will be guilty of sin.

Leviticus 19:12

  1. "Do not use my name to swear a falsehood and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 5:4

  1. So when you make a promise to God, don't delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.
  2. It is better to say nothing than to promise something that you don't follow through on.
  3. In such cases, your mouth is making you sin. And don't defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved.

Deuteronomy 23:23

  1. But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to do as you have said, for you have made a vow to the LORD your God.

Psalms 76:11

  1. Make vows to the LORD your God, and fulfill them. Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One.

Numbers 30:2

  1. A man who makes a vow to the LORD or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do.
  2. "If a young woman makes a vow to the LORD or a pledge under oath while she is still living at her father's home,
  3. and her father hears of the vow or pledge but says nothing, then all her vows and pledges will stand.
  4. But if her father refuses to let her fulfill the vow or pledge on the day he hears of it, then all her vows and pledges will become invalid. The LORD will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them.
  5. "Now suppose a young woman takes a vow or makes an impulsive pledge and later marries.

Psalms 50:14

  1. What I want instead is your true thanks to God; I want you to fulfill your vows to the Most High.

Nahum 1:15

  1. Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, and fulfill all your vows, for your enemies from Nineveh will never invade your land again. They have been completely destroyed!

Matthew 23:16

  1. "Blind guides! How terrible it will be for you! For you say that it means nothing to swear 'by God's Temple'--you can break that oath. But then you say that it is binding to swear 'by the gold in the Temple.'
  2. Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?
  3. And you say that to take an oath 'by the altar' can be broken, but to swear 'by the gifts on the altar' is binding!
  4. How blind! For which is greater, the gift on the altar, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
  5. When you swear 'by the altar,' you are swearing by it and by everything on it.

Exodus 20:7

  1. "Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.

Deuteronomy 5:11

  1. " `Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.

Matthew 5:27

  1. "You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Do not commit adultery.'
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